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“The Cat (Extended Version),” by The Essence
There’s something about The Essence that has me always defending them in my heart. An unstudied ear might consider them just a ripoff of the Cure, due to the strikingly familiar lead vocals, but I...
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“Digital Tenderness,” by Adam and the Ants
Unfortunately scratchy recording of the best song on Dirk Wears White Socks. Adam & the Ants, “Digital Tenderness,” from the Dirk Wears White Socks LP (1983) Show me an Adam Ant album, and I’ll...
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“Coprolalia” by Hole
No, not that Hole. Not much online about this group or label, but they did put out this and another 12″, Dyskinesia, which I’ve yet to find in a store. This is one of the few records I managed to...
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“Holy Holy” by Play Dead
Back from Buffalo with a million things to do. Here’s a quick holdover goth post I ripped from vinyl before I left. I have a new batch on deck that I’ll begin posting soon, please let me know if there...
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“State Assembly” by The New Age Steppers
Great freaky dub from one of the best acts on Adrian Sherwood’s On-U Sounds. The New Age Steppers were comprised of former Slits and Pop Group members, members of Aswad, and even Neneh Cherry. Their...
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“Move and Move” by Mix Blood
Saw a great movie called This Is England last night. Posting some sweet early 80s ska because of it. Some of this disc is a little generic sounding, but I really like this jam, probably the cut that...
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“Claire” by Baxter Dury
After a helping a friend set up a new blog this week, I realized it was time to revive DRNRN!, which I’d been planning to do for months now. Mostly after seeing what Kaleb’s been doing over at Dynamite...
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